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Cassinia: Proceedings of the Delaware 

 Valley Ornithological Club, No. IX, 

 1905. 



The opening article in 'Cassinia' is a 

 sketch, by Spencer Trotter, of Charles Lu- 

 cien Bonaparte, illustrated by a half-tone 

 of the distinguished French ornithologist. 

 Both Audubon and Wilson "were poet and 

 artist rather than scientist. It was Bona- 

 parte who first placed American ornithology 

 on the firm basis of science." 



The summer birds of three of the coun- 

 ties of Pennsylvania — two in the north- 

 eastern corner and one on the southern bor- 

 der of the state — are treated by as many 

 writers. In Monroe county Cornelius Wey- 

 gandt found a number of species belonging 

 to the Canadian fauna and a few of the 

 Carolinian. The colonies of Cliff Swallows 

 were of interest ; fifty-one nests were found 

 on a single barn. E. Seymour Woodruff 

 also records a mixture of Canadian and Car- 

 olinian birds from Milford, Pike county. 

 The Myrtle Warbler was noted there as 

 early as August 20. 



Of interest in the account of the June 

 bird-life of Fulton county, by Witmer 

 Stone, are the notes on the Wild Turkey, 

 Red-bellied Woodpecker, Bewick's Wren, 

 Blackburnian Warbler, and especially the 

 Prairie Horned Lark ; this being, as Mr. 

 Stone believes, the southernmost summer 

 record of this bird east of the Alleghanies. 



An interesting article by R. F. Miller 

 tells of the breeding of the Florida Galli- 

 nule within the city limits of Philadelphia. 



Two Purple Grackle roosts in the vicin- 

 ity of Philadelphia are described by San- 

 ford Omensetter and C. J. Peck, respec- 

 tively. In September and October as many 

 as 50,000 to 75,000 birds, it is estimated, 

 visit the Overbrook Roost every night. 

 Here, as in other localities, many Robins 

 roost with the Grackles, but no Red-winged 

 Blackbirds have been observed in their com- 

 pany. 



From the records of sixty observers, Mr. 

 Stone has compiled a report on the spring 



migration of 1905 in New Jersey and eastern 

 Pennsylvania, the dates of arrivals at sev- 

 enteen stations in the vicinity of Philadelphia 

 being given in tabular form. The abstract 

 of the proceedings of the Delaware Valley 

 Ornithological Club for 1905, the Bibliog- 

 raphy and ' Bird Club Notes ' close this in- 

 teresting number. — W. DeW. M. 



Wisconsin Bird Study Bulletin, 1906. 

 Issued by C. P. Cary, State Superin- 

 tendent. Prepared by Mr. and Mrs. I. 

 N. Mitchell. Edited by Maud Bar- 

 nett. 



The Department of Public Instruction of 

 the State of Wisconsin continues to show 

 its active interest in bird study by issuing 

 this attractive pamphlet. It treats of eleven 

 common birds at some length, and gives 

 colored plates of ten of them. — F. M. C. 



Book News 



Mr. A. H. Estabrook, of Clark Uni- 

 versity, has inaugurated an inquiry into the 

 present status of the English or House Spar- 

 row, and asks us to publish the following 

 questions. All information should be sent 

 directly to Mr. Estabrook: 



"Circular of inquiry with reference to the 

 present status of the English Sparrow prob- 

 lem in America. 



" 1 . Are you familiar with Bulletin No. 1, 

 'The English Sparrow in America,' pub- 

 lished by the Agricultural Department in 

 1889; and do you agree with the facts there 

 presented, and with its conclusions? 



"2. Is the English Sparrow present in your 

 locality? How numerous? Are they increas- 

 ing or decreasing in numbers? 



"3. What is being done to exterminate 

 them? Please outline methods which you 

 deem effective. 



"4. What influence have you observed 

 the English Sparrow to have upon native 

 birds? 



" 5. Would public opinion in your local- 

 ity favor the adoption of effective measures 

 to exterminate this species? 



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